The University of Houston Law Center provides excellence and opportunity to students of all backgrounds. Its location in Houston, the fourth largest, and most diverse, city in the U.S., gives students and graduates access to one of the world's largest legal markets. The city is also home to the world’s largest health care and medical complex and recognized as the energy capital of the world with multiple Fortune 500 companies headquartered here.
Jan. 21, 2026—University of Houston Law Center third-year student Carola Aisenberg has been awarded the highly prestigious Skadden Fellowship, one of the nation’s most competitive, public interest fellowships. Aisenberg, the first UHLC student to receive this honor, is one of 34 fellows selected from 20 law schools nationwide. They will each pursue projects to address unmet civil needs for people living in poverty in the United States.
Jan. 16, 2026 - Inside the pages of Emily Tovar Whittenburg’s high school yearbook, her parting message as a graduating senior was a laser-focused vision for her future: “My goal is to become an international lawyer and work for a law firm.”
Jan. 12, 2026 – The National Jurist has recognized University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes as one the most influential figures in legal education.
February 10, 2026
2026 Dean’s Distinguished Black History Month Lecture
